Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Cotoneaster Webworm

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Athrips rancidella

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Cotoneaster Webworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cotoneaster Webworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Blarinella	Athrips
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Athrips rancidella

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Cotoneaster Webworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Cotoneaster Webworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cotoneaster Webworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotoneaster Webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

The Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.